Legal Opinion
Poteet v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 30, 1934No. 16769PublishedCited by 1 opinion
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
MORROW, Presiding Judge. —
The conviction is for hunting deer at night with an artificial light as denounced by article 902, P. C., 1925; penalty assessed at a fine of $50.00.
From the brief of the State’s attorney before this court we take the following:
“The sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction presents a troublesome question. It shows:
“Appellant was seen driving his automobile along a public highway at night, in a community where wild deer were known to range; another party was in the car with him; the barrel of a gun or rifle was sticking out of a window of the car, and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Laney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
3Cited by1 opinion
- Maynord v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960